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==History==
The [[Barker-Karpis gang|Barker-Karpis Gang]] used a house on May Street to hide kidnap victims William Hamm, Jr in 1933 and [[Edward Bremer]] in 1934, who they had kidnapped from Saint Paul, Minnesota.<ref>https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54dc6b0be4b0d364a5ee20e0/t/596f525c893fc01a296bd706/1500467836964/1936+Barker%3AKarpis+Summary.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
 
==Geography==
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==In popular culture==
Bensenville is the site of [[Victory Auto Wreckers]], a {{convert|7|acre|ha|1|adj=on}} [[Vehicle recycling|auto recycling facility]] on Green Street which has repeatedly aired the "door-falling-off-the-car" commercial,<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-01-27-0601270119-story.html| title = Commercial success – Chicago Tribune| website = [[Chicago Tribune]]}} </ref> starring Bob Zajdel, on Chicago television stations since 1981.
 
Bensenville is mentioned by name in the movie ''[[Flatliners]]'', and a scene was filmed at the old green house that was next to Blackhawk Junior High School in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itsfilmedthere.com/2010/08/flatliners.html|title=Flatliners}}</ref>